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Environmental knowledge and pastoral migration among the Wodaabe of south-eastern Niger
Nomadic peoples, ns • 5 (1) • Published In 2001 • Pages: 65-88
By: Schareika, Nikolaus.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This is a detailed, ecologically-attuned study of pastoral decision-making. Herder group knowledge of the environment is extensive: they consider soil type, rainfall patterns, grass varieties, waterhole locations, and herd composition and health as they make decisions regarding daily and seasonal movements. It is evident that the herders not only manage their livestock but also the grasslands in order to avoid overgrazing.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- External migration
- Domesticated animals
- Pastoral activities
- Water supply
- Settlement patterns
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Fulani
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- Africa
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Western Africa
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- article
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- Ian Skoggard; 2020
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- 1996-1998
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- 1996-1998
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- southeastern Niger
- NotesAdditional notes
- Nikolaus Schareika
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 86-87)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 89655644
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Fula (African people)